(A) The tax to be collected shall be listed as tax on the room bill, statement, or any other evidence of occupancy and shall be shown as a separate item from the charge for occupancy rent. The tax shall be paid by the transient guest to the operator who will serve as a trustee for the city and the operator shall be liable for the collection thereof and for the tax.
(B) No operator of a hotel shall advertise or state in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof will be assumed or absorbed by the operator, or that it will not be added to the rent, or that, if added, any part will be refunded except in the manner hereinafter provided.
(1980 Code, § 101.07) (Ord. 3606, passed 5-19-1980) Penalty, see § 101.99